Executive M.P.H. Program

Abigail Friedman, Ph.D., Director

The two-year, part-time, Executive M.P.H. Program combines online education with in-person management and leadership to provide training to:

  1. Individuals with a bachelor’s degree and at least four years of relevant work experience;
  2. Individuals with a master’s degree and at least two years of relevant work experience; and,
  3. Individuals with a doctoral (or international equivalent) degree in a field related to public health (e.g., physicians, dentists, podiatrists, pharmacists, veterinarians, attorneys, and those with a doctorate in the biological, behavioral, or social sciences).

The program is designed for mature individuals with clear goals in public health.

Students can enter the program to gain skills in the public health sciences and to prepare for careers in a variety of settings, including academia; local, national, or international public health agencies; industry; and nonprofit foundations and research organizations.

Students have the option of selecting up to two of four tracks to complete during their time in the program: Health Informatics, Environmental Health Sciences, Applied Analytic Methods and Epidemiology, or Health Policy. Students who do not elect to complete a track will complete all non-core course credits through their elective coursework. Students may take on-site courses to meet elective requirements, noting any prerequisites and/or faculty permissions, if they can meet attendance requirements. The program begins with an onsite intensive and two online summer term courses followed by two years of part-time study that combines online courses and two additional on-site intensives. Students must attend all days of the onsite intensives in person to receive credit for these courses. Students must maintain residency in one of the three countries of eligibility in order to maintain enrollment in the program: United States, Mexico, or Canada.

Program Requirements

Core Requirements

EMPH 528Everyday Leadership.5
EMPH 529Executive Communication Skills for Public Health and Healthcare.5
EMPH 530Design Thinking in Public Health Systems.5
EMPH 533Foundations of Behavior Change1
EMPH 534Foundations of Epidemiology and Public Health1
EMPH 535Biostatistics in Public Health1
EMPH 536Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Public Health1
EMPH 537Frontiers of Public Health1
EMPH 538Health Policy and Health Care Systems1
EMPH 539Ethics in Public Health.5
EMPH 540Integrative Applied Practice Experience for Midcareer Professionals I1
EMPH 541Integrative Applied Practice Experience for Midcareer Professionals II1

Track Requirements

Health Informatics Track

EMPH 542Introduction to Health Informatics1
EMPH 543Topics in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science1
EMPH 544Computational Methods for Informatics1

Environmental Health Sciences Track

EMPH 548Environmental Exposure Assessment1
EMPH 549Toxicity of Environmental Chemicals and Green Chemistry Solutions1
EMPH 550Risk Assessment and Policy1

Health Policy Track

EMPH 554Microeconomic Frameworks for Health Policy1
EMPH 555Public Health Law1
EMPH 556Leadership Challenges in Public Health1

Applied Analytic Methods and Epidemiology Track

EMPH 545Principles of Epidemiology II1
EMPH 546Applied Analytic Methods in Epidemiology1
EMPH 547Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses: Methodology of Synthesizing Evidence1

Competencies

Upon completing the Executive M.P.H. Program, the student will be able to:

  • Develop solutions for complex health challenges through user-centered design principles and practices
  • Propose managerial approaches to address organizational challenges
  • Evaluate different types of evidence to propose sustainable, evidence-based solutions to address key public health challenges
  • Compare and contrast multiple perspectives on an important public health problem  
  • Justify the use of appropriate epidemiological and biostatistical methods to draw inferences from public health data